A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Prydeles], adj. void of pride, C2.

[ Pryen], v. to pry, PP, C3; prien, PP; pry, Cath.; prie, 1 pr. s., Palsg.

[ Pryk], sb. a sting, Prompt.; prik, point, WA.

[ Pryket], sb. a young buck, capriolus, Prompt.; pricket, a buck in his second year (named from his pricking horns), S3, HD, Cotg. (s.v. dagard).

[ Prykie], v. to prick, goad, spur, ride fast, PP; prikken, C2, Prompt.; pryghte, pt. s., C2.

[ Prykiere], sb. rider, horseman, PP.

[ Prykke], sb. a broach, Prompt.; prikke, puncture, sting, C, C2.

[ Pryklyng], pr. p. urging, S3.

[ Pryme], sb. the period from six o’clock to 9 a.m., also 9 a.m., Prompt., S, PP, C2, C3; prime, S, S3, WA. Phr.: heiȝ prime, high prime, 9 a.m., PP. Comb.: prime-tide, prime, S.—Church Lat. prima.

[ Prymer], sb. primer, C2.